As mentioned on their web site, the objective of the Gala is to "promote friendship and international goodwill between the people of Hawaii and the Pacific Rim region. Festival participants are offered a unique insight into the cultures of the region through dance, song and regional cuisine by some of Hawaii's most famous chefs and restaurants."

In other words, it's your chance to take in exciting entertainment from the Pacific Rim's best, while stuffing your face with ono kine grindz from some of the state's top chefs and restaurants! Check out this star-studded line up and their respective menus for the night!

Talk to me!
* Are you planning on going to the Friendship Gala tomorrow night?
* Are you all safe and sound after that tsunami scare? I hope so!
* Got any advice for me on how to reach my parents in Japan?
* Got any loved ones in Japan yourself?

i hope and pray that you got in touch with your parents by now. i got in touch with my little bro in tokyo and thankfully he's fine. all my relatives on my mom's side including my ba-chan were not affected either as hiroshima seemed to have not suffered much. i worry about the reports now that food is being hard to get even in the unaffected areas b/c of the transportation system being down. and that nuclear reactor problem only seems to get worse. i've been watching the horrific footage over and over on all the news channels for the past three days and it still feels surreal. stuff like this only happens in hollywood films, right? my 6 year old summed it up best when he said "i wish this never happened".

They were just visiting. Just bad timing. Thank goodness dey ok though...

* 4.che:
I went to the festival last year my niece likes the crafts. I didn't know they served food at night.

Yeah, different event, but super fun cheche!

* 5.soogs:
i hope and pray that you got in touch with your parents by now. i got in touch with my little bro in tokyo and thankfully he's fine. all my relatives on my mom's side including my ba-chan were not affected either as hiroshima seemed to have not suffered much. i worry about the reports now that food is being hard to get even in the unaffected areas b/c of the transportation system being down. and that nuclear reactor problem only seems to get worse. i've been watching the horrific footage over and over on all the news channels for the past three days and it still feels surreal. stuff like this only happens in hollywood films, right? my 6 year old summed it up best when he said "i wish this never happened".

I heard that! So sad what happened to them! There was some footage of people trying tr out-drive the tsunami. Must've been sooooo scary! My prayers are with them right now...